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Time difference between Sydney and Lisbon

Short answer

Lisbon is 9 hours behind Sydney. Right now it is 22:33 in Sydney (GMT+10, UTC+10) and 13:33 in Lisbon (GMT+1, UTC+1).

Right now

Sydney · Australia

22:33

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Australian Eastern Standard Time · GMT+10 · UTC+10

Lisbon · Portugal

13:33

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Western European Summer Time · GMT+1 · UTC+1

Times at the moment this page was generated. Reload for a fresh reading.

Does the difference between Sydney and Lisbon change during the year?

Yes. For 182 days of 2026 the difference is 9 hours, but it moves whenever Sydney or Lisbon enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):

From	Until	Lisbon vs Sydney
January 1	March 29	−11 h
March 29	April 4	−10 h
April 4	October 3	−9 h
October 3	October 25	−10 h
October 25	December 31	−11 h

The highlighted row is the current period. Every date comes from each zone's official rules, not from a hand-typed table.

Best time to call Lisbon from Sydney (and vice versa)

With 9 hours between them there is no hour at which Sydney and Lisbon are both inside a 9:00–17:00 working day. Teams split across these two cities usually alternate the sacrifice: one week the meeting lands early (7:00–8:00) in Lisbon and late (18:00–19:00) in the other city, the next week the other way round. The Timezone Matcher grid shades exactly those compromise hours.

Sydney to Lisbon conversion table

Each Sydney hour and its equivalent in Lisbon today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.

Sydney time · Tue, Sep 15	Lisbon time
00:00	15:00previous day
01:00	16:00previous day
02:00	17:00previous day
03:00	18:00previous day
04:00	19:00previous day
05:00	20:00previous day
06:00	21:00previous day
07:00	22:00previous day
08:00	23:00previous day
09:00	00:00
10:00	01:00
11:00	02:00
12:00	03:00
13:00	04:00
14:00	05:00
15:00	06:00
16:00	07:00
17:00	08:00
18:00	09:00
19:00	10:00
20:00	11:00
21:00	12:00
22:00	13:00
23:00	14:00

Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Lisbon to Sydney is the same difference with the sign flipped.

The two time zones

Sydney — Australia/Sydney

Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time: UTC+10 in winter (AEST) and UTC+11 in summer (AEDT), from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April — opposite to the northern hemisphere.

Lisbon — Europe/Lisbon

Lisbon uses Western European Time, the same as London (UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer), and is therefore one hour behind neighbouring Madrid all year.

Frequently asked questions

How many hours difference between Sydney and Lisbon?

Lisbon is 9 hours behind Sydney. For most of the year (182 days) the difference is 9 hours; it shifts during the weeks when one of the two cities enters or leaves daylight saving time.

When it is 12:00 noon in Sydney, what time is it in Lisbon?

03:00 in Lisbon (at today's difference of 9 hours).

What is the best time for a meeting between Sydney and Lisbon?

There is no overlap between the 9:00–17:00 working days of Sydney and Lisbon. Teams usually alternate: an early-morning slot in Lisbon lands in the late evening of the other city.

Do Sydney and Lisbon observe daylight saving time?

Sydney: yes. Lisbon: yes. Both change, but not necessarily on the same dates — see the transitions section on this page.

What time zone is Sydney in? And Lisbon?

Sydney: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Australia/Sydney, UTC+10). Lisbon: Western European Summer Time (Europe/Lisbon, UTC+1).

Tools

Meeting grid — add both cities and click a slot

Time zone converter — any city, any time

Working hours overlap calculator

Daylight saving time 2027 — all dates